Paula MontesantoProject Manager
I am an ambitious, self-driven, and confident Tech Project Manager. I have been working on exciting round-the-world projects for over 10 years and counting. For the last 6 years, I've been developing myself as a PM and Scrum Master in multinational companies. I am very good at finance, admin tasks, multitasking and people management. I have experience in media projects, insurance, cloud migrations, customer service, etc. I had my own software start-up for a while, doing all kinds of Ops tasks, so I know how important it is to have committed contributors onboard and keep the customers happy to keep the business up and running in a proper and efficient way. • Passionate for technology and innovation. • Proven ability to handle multiple teams, multiple tasks. • Result-driven and goal-oriented individual. • Excellent analytical & strategic problem-solving skills. • Ability to find and mitigate risks in projects. • Excellent Communication skills at all levels. • Proven to adapt, learn and deliver.
Tech stack
Delivery Management (13)
Project Planning (7)
Banking & Finance (7)
Operations Management (7)
Team Management (6)
Project Management (6)
Agile (6)
Certified Scrum Master (4)
JIRA (4)
Financial Analysis (4)
Team Leadership (4)
Azure DevOps (3)
Operations Research (2)
IT Project Management
Experience
Project ManagerGlobant
09/2020 - Currently

PROJECT MANAGER ▪ Management of Digital Press and Media project in USA. 4+ divisions, 30+ team members across USA, Mexico, Colombia. ▪ Metrics, reports & KPI preparation and analysis ▪ Manage the program level risks and issues registered. ▪ Financial Tasks: pricing, invoicing and P&L. Maintaining a monthly and annual forecast in order to achieve the expected targets and margin. ▪ Strategic planning and proposals for client negotiations ▪ Leadership skills: tracking team member’s needs, absences, extra effort, staffing and onboarding. Agile coach & Empathic Leadership. SCRUM MASTER ▪ Host at Scrum ceremonies (Daily, Planning, Grooming, Retro, Demo) ▪ Providing guidance to the team. Clearing obstacles and blockers. ▪ Coordinating and monitoring backlog generation and prioritization. ▪ Define and implement new methodologies or techniques for a better Agile performance in synergy with client.

Agile
Certified Scrum Master
Project Management
Financial Analysis
Team Leadership
Team Management
Delivery Management
JIRA
Co-Founder - Delivery & OperationsShoppias Ecommerce
03/2016 - 07/2022

Start-up focused on high impact tech development, from web to app. ▪ Sales: Capture new vendors and maintaining relationship with existing ones. ▪ Designing and implementation of business strategies, plans and procedures ▪ Expansion activities (investments, contracts, alliances) ▪ Responsible for short- and long-term financial and operational goals ▪ Directing the development of the organization to ensure future growth ▪ Marketing: Design and implementation of online and offline marketing campaigns ▪ PM of several projects: coordination of multiple projects and teams (locally and remote). Planning, implementation, execution and follow up of project to excel results. Budget and cost monitoring ▪ Functional Analyst: technical understanding to translate customer requirements into actions and documentation. Point of contact between developers and clients.

Project Planning
Banking & Finance
Delivery Management
Operations Management
PMO & Scrum MasterAccenture
07/2018 - 09/2020

PMO/PM - SENIOR ANALYST ▪Management of Cloud based project portfolio. I started working hand in hand as shadow PM with Senior Project Managers to help them finding the resources, follow up the budget and do all the necessary tasks to achieve the goal and performance of the projects. Later on, I proved myself trustworthy and capable enough to become responsible as main PM. ▪Prepare, track and report the project financials, expenses and billing ▪Manage the program level risks and issues registered. ▪Ensuring project plans are created and maintained, deliverables tracked against time and cost, and resource utilization is monitored. SCRUM MASTER Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (Teams across India, Philippines, USA and Argentina) Agile Coach: Effective communication between team and Product Owner to ensure Agile practices. Help the team to clarify goals and actions. Azure DevOps tool management. Identify Issues or Risks and create actions accordingly.

Project Management
Azure DevOps
Agile
Delivery Management
Team Management
Market ResearchTata Consultancy Services (India)
09/2014 - 02/2016

▪ Market Research and Thought-leadership for retailers ▪ Analysis of technology implications on retail business processes. ▪ Monthly reports on Retail trends capturing insights and top practices. ▪ Contributing with Senior Management on market research. ▪ Develop social media and internal marketing campaigns for Retail Thought Leadership journal and any other Thought leadership content.

Operations Research
Education
Master in Commerce & Marketing Universidad Nacional de Rosario
03/2013 - 11/2016
Bachelor in AccountancyUniversidad Nacional de Rosario
03/2006 - 11/2011